xii, 531, xxi pages ; 25 cm

The author, who served as Special Consultant to President Johnson in the latter's effort to establish a link between the federal government and the American intellectual community, describes his experiences. He discusses the national and international political events that he was witness to, and the effect of President Johnson's complex nature on those events and on those around him

Includes index

Call from the White House -- JFK, with a difference -- Old Jim, economy and the consensus -- Prime Minister Johnson -- LBJ takes over -- The Johnson men -- Ideas, tomorrow -- Confidently, warily -- The matter of a Vice-President -- The Prize -- Muted mandate -- the great drive -- Lady Bird -- "No more Munichs" -- Jackrabbit hunkered up -- The President and the Intellectuals -- Time to leave -- Tragic figure

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